April 15, 2016 Ryukyu Shimpo
On April 14, the University Consortium Okinawa, which consists of eleven higher education institutions including public and private colleges and universities, held a press conference at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) in Onna Village. They announced the establishment of a “Student Volunteer Center for Children” that sends students out to support the learning and daily life of children in households suffering from financial difficulty....
April 11, 2016 Ryukyu Shimpo
For three days from April 9, which is March 3 on the Chinese calendar, Sanguwacha was held on Henza Island in Uruma City. Residents prayed for safe navigation and a good season’s fishing. On April 10, Todaiyu and Nanzamooi were held to kick off the season with...
April 13, 2016 Ryukyu Shimpo
As a member of the Association for the Promotion of International Trade, Japan, Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga stayed in Beijing from April 10 to 13. On his return to Okinawa, Onaga said, “I feel there is dynamism in Asia. I expect an increase in exports of Okinawan...
April 18, Ryukyu Shimpo
On April 17, at graves within U.S. Marine Corp Air Station Futenma, Ginowan, residents held the Shimi Festival to celebrate their ancestral spirits.
After getting permission from the authorities, about 490 people visited their ancestors’ graves.
The...
April 13, 2016 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Takumi Takimoto
The China Aging Development Foundation (CADF), which supports care for the elderly in China, and the Japanese Association for the Promotion of International Trade (JAPIT) are collaborating to hasten establishment of an Okinawa International...
April 14, 2016 Ryukyu Shimpo
On April 14, the representatives from the Okinawan prefectural government and the Japanese government met at the Prime Minister’s office in Tokyo. Their meeting marked the first of a series of working-level talks agreed upon as part of the court settlement over...
April 9, 2016 Ryukyu Shimpo
The largest travel website in the world, Trip Advisor, released 2015 data on Japan’s most popular sightseeing destinations among Japanese people and visitors from abroad, based on user reviews of any language on the site.
The highest-ranking sightseeing...
April 13, 2016 Ryukyu Shimpo
April 12 marked 20 years since Tokyo and Washington agreed to close the U.S. Futenma base. On the afternoon of April 12 at Kenmin Hiroba in Naha, a citizens organization, “All Okinawa Kaigi”, aimed at preventing the construction of a new base in Henoko, held...
April 8, 2016 Ryukyu Shimpo
The University of the Ryukyus recently researched the economic impact the university has on the local economy. On March 30, they presented their calculation that the economic ripple effect was 69.4 billion yen, with an economic impact ratio of 1.68 times. The economic...
April 12, 2016 Ryukyu Shimpo
In twenty years, a newborn infant grows into a full-fledged adult. If a policy cannot be implemented over the course of two decades, there is something fundamentally wrong with that policy.
Today marks twenty years since the day that representatives of the...
April 8, 2016 Ryukyu Shimpo
In March, 77-year-old Isamu Kuniyoshi retired from his volunteer role collecting the remains of war dead found in former Japanese military bases in Okinawa. He is stepping down due to his weakening health.
Kuniyoshi had engaged in these activities for about...
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